16
embarrassing(verb, adjective, awkward, shameful, uneasy)
16
humiliating(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, dishonorable)
12
humbling(verb, adjective, humbling, chastening)
10
shameful(adjective, awkward, uneasy, disgraceful, dishonorable)
8
demeaning(verb, adjective, humiliating, undignified)
6
awkward(adjective, pain, uneasy, uncomfortable)
6
cringeworthy
6
discomfiting(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
6
disconcerting(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
6
soul-crushing
5
abashing(verb, humbling)
5
disturbing(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
4
decaying(verb, adjective, disintegrating)
4
degenerating(verb, disintegrating)
4
rotting(verb, adjective, disintegrating)
4
shaming(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, disgraceful)
3
aggravating
3
anatomizing(verb, disintegrating)
3
breaking(verb, disintegrating)
3
crumbling(verb, disintegrating)
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